Here We Go! - The Aberdeen FC Podcast

AFC in the news for all the wrong reasons.

The Dons ended a dominant decade as they'd started it, by picking up silverware. We look back to that memorable double cup winning season of 1989-90 in the company of one of Britain's best football journalists, getting the chance to talk about his true footballing love, Jonathan Northcroft, and the man who slotted home the winning penalty at Hampden on May 10th 1990, Brian Irvine.

New season; old issues.   Andrew Southwick is with us to review the enthusiasm-sapping kick-off to the new season and ask where it goes from here.

On the whistle; on today's game.

We said some stuff, then some news broke which rendered a lot of what we'd said obsolete, so we said some other stuff.   The Rangers game previewed as the Dons look to make this the season we stop 36 in a row. With guests John Sinclair and Ben Palmer.

What price Sam Cosgrove; what price a fit and functioning Michael Devlin? These questions and others posed as well as a look back on a memorable night in Croatia and some self-indulgent drivel at the end.

Easing slowly into pre-season with guests John Sinclair and Simon Catto as we look at what's gone on in the SPFL in the last few months, the impact on the club of the new footballing reality and how we try to mitigate that, and we try to suppress our delight at the return of one Jonny Hayes.

On the 40th anniversary of one of the great come-from-behind title wins we look back to a season that went from losing cup finals and dissent written on the walls of Pittodrie, to delirium in the sunshine of Easter Road. We're joined by a member of that title-winning squad, and latterly Dons Assistant Manager, Willie Garner; the man who has written the definitive account of the Fergie years at Pit...

There's usually a lag between recording these and getting them out. Can be just a few hours, can be a day or two. Sometimes elements get overtaken by events, with the enormity of what's been happening pretty much the whole context of this show was overtaken. However, we had great guests in Paul Harper and Terry McDermott so, in addition to some chat about some football matches that were either ren...

Our nostalgic look back to previous seasons takes us back to a season filled with goals and runners-up prizes. Simon Catto and Chris Crighton bring their memories of a season of near misses.

A look back to the season where Derek McInnes did as he'd pledged and made us fall in love with the Reds once again. With Christy Keenan and Grant Fisken.

In the absence of live football, we're pulling in some of our brilliant guests to look back at some memorable Dons' seasons of the past. They won't all be trophy-laden affairs, and this one certainly wasn't. With Cameron Hobbs and Mark Elrick we untangle the many conflicting feels around Ebbe Skovdahls's first shambolic, yet well-remembered season in charge.

Into the Semi-Finals of the Cup go the Dons; three down, two to go.   Erin Grieve is with us to look back at the chaos of Kilmarnock and the slightly more serene progress past St Mirren.

A defining Wednesday night in Ayrshire awaits the Dons. To preview that and look back on a week that finally brought some Dons goals we're joined by journalist Jonathan Northcroft.

A short, sharp burst of Dons themed frustration for you this week as the great goal famine of 2020 enters another week. We're joined by JJ Bull to review two deflating Pittodrie encounters over the last seven days and wonder if the next pair of games, might, just might, see us find the net.

As we finally get rid of bastard January, is that also a chink of light in the footballing sky? A streetwise performance at Ibrox, and a new Latin American signing both threaten to bring a hint of sunshine to break up the gloom. We're joined by both Michael Grant and Andrew Southwick for the main show, while we also get a scouting report on our new big money (?) signing Ronald Hernández from Norwe...

A week sparsely populated by joy is picked apart by Graeme Park and John Sinclair. The nigh-identical Motherwell and St Mirren borefests examined, what can Matty Kennedy bring for the next four months, and will Graeme get to wave his Dons' scarf at the SW3 on Saturday?

Looking back on the cup tie with Dumbarton and the #RedShed initiative in the company of Matt Findlay and Mark Elrick.   Don't Google it.

The first podcast of the new year looks back to the closing matches of 2019, ahead to the duds/superstars that will be joining in the January transfer window, and casts an eye on initiatives the club are trialling for the Dumbarton cup tie. Thom Watt brings the coal and shortbread to first-foot us.

Reviewing the somewhat topsy-turvy midweek Pittodrie encounter with guest Simon Catto who puts up a spirited defence of not just press conference mind games, but a certain derided centre-half. Please direct all hate-mail to Simon personally.

Off the pitch: a chat with Jason Longshore of Atlanta radio station 92.9 The Game about the freshly announced 'Strategic Partnership' between the Dons and Atlanta United. On the pitch: a tousy afternoon at Perth, we question whether the chance of victory was compromised by overly defensive substitutes? Also a chat with one of our guests, Denis Law Streetsport volunteer Lewis Walker, about the gran...

Boardroom shake-ups, the manager's future and a significant milestone for Andy Considine. All that and more covered in this week's show.

We briefly reflect on the return to goalscoring form against Ross County, say farewell to Stevie May, and chat about the progress of the AFC Women's team before we verbally wrestle for the right to get our favourites into the Dons side of the 21st Century. With John Sinclair and Mark Gordon.

Shorn of much in the way of talking points from the dreadful nil-niler at Rugby Park, we empty our groaning mail bag all over this week's show and answer your questions.

Out of Europe, nearly out of excuses.   Michael Grant is with us as we take stock of a damaging week.